Planetary hours
in Basrah.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:06
- 11☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:45 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.